Thursday, December 27, 2012

Bayreuther Festspiele? Jawohl!

I'm in shock. This dry-looking letter confirms I can claim tickets for the 2013 Bayreuth Festival, for performances of Lonhengrin, Tannhäuser, Holländer & The Ring. The performance of Siegfried is on my birthday. I've entered the ticket lottery every year since the last time I went in 2003, but I never expected to hit the jackpot in 2013, the Wagner Bicentennial, of all years. It's impossible. I can't believe it.

Besides the confirmation letter, the envelope contained a seating chart & a postcard to send in to reserve accommodations. The next step is to pay for the tickets by bank transfer, but I'm not yet able to think straight.

7 comments:

I'm still in a state of disbelief. I expected to wake up this morning to the realization that it was some perverse dream.

I always apply for tickets directly through the festival box office. I got so used to getting the "due to unprecedented demand ..." letter in January that it never occurred to me I might actually get tickets this time around. I had contemplated joining the Wagner Society specifically for 2013, but then the allotment fiasco happened. Turns out I do just fine on my own!

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